Starting from scratch (new Jamf instance), how do you establish a baseline for configuration profiles that will be pushed to iPhones and iPads. Do you keep them separate for each type of device and should there be a config profile for every setting/configuration? 

How does everyone utilize static groups and smart groups in your Jamf instance? Seems there's more ways than one to make it efficient. Would like to know particularly how it's used in a hospital or school environment where iPads or iPhones are the bulk of the devices being managed.P. S. I know the difference between the group types. Just want to get ideas on how different orgs might use them more efficiently. 

The Central Valley California Jamf User Group brings together Apple admins and IT leaders from across the Central Valley—from the northern end around San Joaquin County through Stanislaus and Merced, down into Madera and the Fresno-Clovis region, and continuing south through Kings, Tulare, and Kern—so people supporting Apple across this entire stretch of the Valley have a shared place to connect and learn. We welcome everyone supporting Apple in education, public-sector, and private organizations, creating a friendly, vendor-respectful space to share wins, troubleshoot challenges, and grow together through practical talks, real-world stories, and relationships that make this work feel a little less solitary and a lot more connected.

How does everyone utilize static groups and smart groups in your Jamf instance? Seems there's more ways than one to make it efficient. Would like to know particularly how it's used in a hospital or school environment where iPads or iPhones are the bulk of the devices being managed.P. S. I know the difference between the group types. Just want to get ideas on how different orgs might use them more efficiently. 

A Bold Leap Into AppleIt was the summer of 2024 when we were asked to do something our company had never done before. We were going to introduce MacBooks into an environment that had always been 100% Windows. Naturally, questions started flying. How would we manage them? What tools would we need? And, most importantly, how could we ensure the experience was seamless for our users? The hardware part was easy. We knew we could purchase them from Apple anytime. So, the MacBooks were purchased and ready to go, eagerly awaiting their release into our environment. The real challenge was management and integration. After speaking with our team and several vendors, we made our decision: we decided on Jamf. Paperwork signed, onboarding scheduled, and a new chapter began.One Year Later: A Transformation We Didn’t ExpectFast-forward to October 2025, about a year plus, and what a journey it’s been! We’ve faced challenges, learned a ton, and grown stronger as a team. Looking back, we couldn’t have

Erik Adams is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: Central Valley Apple Admin Zoom MeetingTime: Dec 10, 2025 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meetinghttps://kernhigh-org.zoom.us/j/85819455765?pwd=dNI1Fl9koQIpfTyXBh6RL2dFKJwAjI.1Meeting agendahttps://docs.zoom.us/agenda/doc/73855a3c-c2a0-4971-90c2-4fecd7841bfdMeeting ID: 858 1945 5765Passcode: uCe4Hr---One tap mobile+16699006833,,85819455765#,,,,*335416# US (San Jose)+16694449171,,85819455765#,,,,*335416# USJoin instructionshttps://kernhigh-org.zoom.us/meetings/85819455765/invitations?signature=fCZDchNRpCHFtD1voi7lnZzzYjPi3jbHKNlsTLUCis4

Is there a trick to removing “information” notifications?I have 25 of them now, everytime I manually refresh all devices, I end up with one.I can’t mark them as resolved (the whole thing just freezes / does nothing), and I can’t delete them because they aren’t marked as resolved.Some of them date back a couple of months now.

I have a TV app I would like to prevent from updating, but when I try to uncheck the boxes regarding auto updates they are greyed out and fixed to checked: Did I enforce that somehow for all apps, or is there a way I can uncheck the box to automatically force app updates? 

I know that you can push WebClip profiles to shared iPads using the user deploy method but I can’t seem to get it working while using Shared iPads in Guest mode only. Has anyone been able to get WebClips sent to Shared iPads using the anonymous guest logins? I have tried every way I can think of and nothing seems to work.

We’re moving away from Cisco Secure Client. But this utility is cool, and helpful. • A macOS utility to repackage Cisco Secure Client DMG files for unattended deployment via Jamf Pro (or any MDM solution).• huexley/CiscoRepackager• https://github.com/huexley/CiscoRepackager?utm_campaign=MacAdmins.news&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MacAdmins.news_385

Hello, maybe someone can help me. The iPads are linked to Apple School Manager and JAMF School MDM. I can see the iPads in JAMF School, add location and profile, but nothing happens on the iPads themselves. During setup, it keeps asking me to log in with my Apple account; it doesn't show up as a managed iPad.Here's what I'm doing: I'm using Apple Configurator 2.- Connect the iPad to my MacBook, select the country and language, connect to Wi-Fi, and activate it.- Then I prepare the iPad using the Configurator.- In Apple School Manager, I assign the JAMF MDM instance.- In JAMF School, I assign the location and profile.- The Configurator then sets up the iPad, resets the system, and restarts it.- On the iPad, I select the country and language again and connect to Wi-Fi.- It says "Registering iPad."However, it doesn't say "This device is being remotely managed." Instead, I can click through the setup process until I get to the Apple account login.``` The strange thing is, one iPad is onlin

Here is a return to service script we use for resetting all our retail devices nightly if you don’t have access to jamf routines. We run this as a scheduled task from a windows server. API permissions on the account i’m using for this: View Return To Service Configurations, Update Mobile Devices, Read Mobile Devices, Read Smart Mobile Device Groups, Read Static Mobile Device Groups, Delete Return To Service Configurations, Send Mobile Device Remote Wipe Command, Edit Return To Service Configurations, Send MDM command information in Jamf Pro API import requests, json, osfrom datetime import datetime# =========================# Config# =========================JAMF_URL = ""CLIENT_ID = "" # API Client IDCLIENT_SECRET = "" # API Client SecretGROUP_ID = # Smart Group ID you want to RTSDRY_RUN = False # ⚠️ Change to False to actually send RTSLOG_FILE = r"C:\Jamf Scripts\RTS.log" # Where to write logs# =========================# Helpers# =========================def l

So we using Jamf School and it works great most of the time. We use Jamf Teacher and Apple Classroom in our schools, teachers use Macbook Air and the students Ipad gen 9.Now I have one colleague with a problem I havent seen before. Everything works fine with Jamf Teacher, classes, groups, add apps, lesson templates no problem. But Apple classroom dosen´t works at all. No classes showing at start screen, only the option to create classes manually. Anyone seen this problem?

We are looking for an outsourced JAMF resource that can work 20-30 hours a month, that is highly regarded in the JAMF community. Does anyone know of any organizations that have JAMF outsourcing experience? We would prefer an organization with multiple JAMF expert employees vs an individual.

I had a few devices upgrade to iOS 26 and the homescreen layout is not working….has anyone ran into an issue with this? 

Good afternoon everyone!We’re officially gearing up for our very first Bluff City Mac Admins meetup! 🤙 For now, we’ll be using Luma to organize our events and Zoom for the calls — but the goal is to grow into in-person meetups and even bring in some special guests down the road.Our maiden voyage is scheduled for December 19th, 2025 at 5:30 PM CST. I’d love to see some new faces on the call! Cameras are optional, but it’d be great to put faces to names. 😊I’ll have a few topics ready to kick things off, but since this is our first gathering, expect a relaxed, introductory vibe while we get to know each other. 😄Click here to sign up!Looking forward to starting this journey with all of you! 🦅 

All the sessions from the 2025 Jamf Nation User Conference are on YouTube. • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlxHm_Px-Ie0DkjJe6xzYhFhwIn2SUhHJ

Hello. When we first started using RTS, in our presages, the device would change its name to the one designated in the PreStage. Now when we do RTS on an iPad, the previous name is retained. This broke a smart group controlled config profile installation (and uninstall) that we use during our enrollment process.Is this a feature or bug? The Global settings for re-enrollment makes no mention of device name retention or deletion.

How can I disable the Help Apple Improve Search Item in the Spotlight Section of the System Settings?I can't find anything in Configuration Profiles and didn't find something related in com.apple.Spotlight.plist in /Library/Preferences/ or ~/Library/Preferences/.

This is a minor thing, but I’m trying to limit the amount of unnecessary popups that people are exposed to when logging in to our lab machines and I was wondering if there’s a way to set the “Welcome to Jamf Connect” splash screen that comes up when you log in to be off for all users? I know you can check a box to say not to display it again after the first time, but I’d rather be able to just set it to never show up.I thought the option in Jamf Connect Configurator to “Show welcome window” controlled this, but I have it unchecked and the welcome window still shows.

Hello everyone,I’m fairly new to Jamf administration and I’m looking for some guidance on deploying Cisco Webex on macOS.Is there a recommended way to:Install Webex silently via Jamf Pro (I deployed it via Mac Apps from Jamf Catalog)  Pre-approve or suppress the Webex EULA prompt(Cannot make it happen :()  Enable automatic sign-in for users (Created a configuration profile with Custom settings and Schema but it’s not working)Any advice, documentation, or examples would be greatly appreciated.Thanx

Hey Jamf Nation!Do you have questions around Admin SSO or are you running into issues configuring it? We are here to help!We’ll be hosting our third session of our Admin SSO series on Wednesday December 10th at 2PM CST. These sessions will occur twice monthly for an hour with an open format where Jamf experts will be online to help you through enabling Admin SSO and answer any questions you may have!To sign up for an upcoming session please email beta@jamf.com. These sessions are capped at 10 customers and are first come first serve to best support a small group conversation and ensure you leave with answers or guidance towards setting up Admins SSO.We’re excited to hear from you!

I am experiencing problems when trying to install apps on devices with iPadOS 26. It works fine on 18.6 and older. The error I am getting is "A TLS error caused the secure connection to fail." It works fine on mobile hotspot, so it has something to do with our corporate network and the changes that Apple made with iPadOS 26.Is anyone else experiencing these problems as well?

Currently pulling my hair out with Google searches and useless tutorials. It looks easy with PreStage Enrollments, but unfortunately I have iPad that were bought before setting up Apple Business Manager. Is there a way to get shared iPads to work with manually enrolled iPads or a way to apply a PreStage profile to a manually enrolled iPad? I am using Jamf Pro non-k12. Thanks

On Saturday, December 6, 2025, Jamf Cloud Infrastructure will be patched. During this time, you will be logged out of your Jamf Pro instance. The purpose of patching is to ensure that Jamf Cloud infrastructure and the database service are up-to-date, stable, and safe from security threats. Please see the times for our regions below. Hosted Data Region Date Start Time End Time us-gov-west-1 December 6, 2025 0800 AM CT 1200 PM CT